This is done on toned paper (dark yellow ocher) with charcoal and pastel pencil. The rough lighting study at the beginning I sometime do when I try to enhance the lighting on the subject and want to test out to see if it works. It's a simplified statement, which is often the hardest part because if you can get that over all lighting and structure down, it is relatively easy to just add more and more details if you want, then it's a matter of how realistic / what style you want the drawing to be.

Hope you guy enjoy.

Parlortricks

United States111 Posts

April 11 2013 23:58 GMT

Hate to say it but your rough sketch looks better than any portrait I've ever attempted. Superb work as per usual, do you watch Game of Thrones or is its cast simply an easy pool to pluck subjects from? Looking forward to more of these.

Glider

United States1353 Posts

April 12 2013 00:03 GMT

On April 12 2013 08:58 Parlortricks wrote:
Hate to say it but your rough sketch looks better than any portrait I've ever attempted. Superb work as per usual, do you watch Game of Thrones or is its cast simply an easy pool to pluck subjects from? Looking forward to more of these.

Both. I am a Game of Thrones fan. And my choice of subjects sometimes come from how many people requesting the drawing. If i see the same character being spammed/suggested to me frequently enough I just tend to do it. Most time I pick public personalities just so people know what the portrait is building toward, that's about it. But I do enjoy Game of Thrones a lot so it's a bonus.

hp.Shell

United States2527 Posts

April 12 2013 00:07 GMT

Excellent! I'm proud of how dedicated you are. To me, it seems that you have a regular schedule of producing results. This is something very hard to cultivate or find in a person. You're a rarity, Glider!

snively

United States1159 Posts

April 12 2013 00:17 GMT

mind bogglingly awesome, like all of your work :D
5/5

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

April 12 2013 00:23 GMT

damn, great stuff!

DragoonPK

3259 Posts

April 12 2013 00:35 GMT

Brilliant work! Rose Leslie <3!

MinscandBoo

252 Posts

April 12 2013 00:35 GMT

5/5 so cool. I wonder if any of the actors have seen these.

HereBeDragons

1429 Posts

April 12 2013 00:38 GMT

My favorite artist is back again

Just_a_Moth

Canada1964 Posts

April 12 2013 01:27 GMT

#10

When her face suddenly started to become white I didn't know what has happening and it hurt my eyes for a second.

But seriously you are the kind of person I look up to in my attempts to learn how to draw. I'll probably never be as good as you, but it's what I dream of.

Chairman Ray

United States11903 Posts

April 12 2013 01:30 GMT

#11

Another amazing drawing! I almost thought the first copy was the real one, it looked so realistic and polished as it is.

Could you do Carl Sagan sometime?

Glider

United States1353 Posts

April 12 2013 01:52 GMT

#12

On April 12 2013 10:30 Chairman Ray wrote:
Another amazing drawing! I almost thought the first copy was the real one, it looked so realistic and polished as it is.

Could you do Carl Sagan sometime?

Carl's the man, and there is Micho Kaku and Neil degrasse tyson who I want to draw at some point.

CecilSunkure

United States2829 Posts

April 12 2013 01:59 GMT

#13

On April 12 2013 10:52 Glider wrote:

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Carl's the man, and there is Micho Kaku and Neil degrasse tyson who I want to draw at some point.

Oh my I'd love to see Carl Sagan

Thanks for sharing the video Glider!

Ziken

Ghana1743 Posts

April 12 2013 03:10 GMT

#14

Great portrait, really enjoying the game of thrones focus :D

Would also love to see Carl Sagan, and Michio Kaku, also, I'm curious, do you ever receive any feedback from any of the people you randomly chose to draw/sketch/paint?

HawaiianPig

Canada5155 Posts

April 12 2013 04:25 GMT

#15

Another Glider portrait, another instant 5/5

Chimpalimp

United States1135 Posts

April 12 2013 04:39 GMT

#16

Superb portrait as always. I love how the sketch makes anything I've ever drawn look like stick figures. Since you look into requests, I'd sure like to also see Neil Degrasse Tyson, astrophysicists need some portraits too!